Pen-holder



(NoModeL) Y L. L. TOWER.

PEN HOLDER. N0. 378,228. Patented Feb. 21, 1888.

*T/VEEEgEg) NHED rains narnnr @FFEICE LEVI L. TO\VER, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

PEN-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 378,223, dated February 21, 1888.

Application filed July 14, 1887.

To aZZ whom, it 771K137} concern.-

Be it known that I, LEVI L. TOWER, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented an Improve nieut in P611-II01(11S, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a penholder which shall overcome many of the defects found to exist in those heretofore made or constructed and now in general use; and it consists in the novel construction, combination, and arrangement of the several parts of the holder, as hereinafter more fully described, and specifically set forth in the claim.

Figure 1 represents a side elevation of a.- pcn-holder constructed according to my invention. Fig. 2 represents a longitudinal section of the same. Fig. 3 represents an end elevation of the butt orlower end, drawn on an enlarged scale.

A represents the main or bot y portion of the holder, constructed of wood or other desired material, and provided at the lower end with a round tenon, 13, having a longitudinal slit, 0, and an annular groove or short conical socket, D, formed in the body portion A at the intersection of the said tenon B with the body A, as shown. Now I provide this tenon I3 with a sleeve, E, formed of cork, having its upper end, F, conical and fitted into the annular conical groove D, whereby the thin edgelike portion of the cork at this end of the sleeve is protectcd by the harder covering portion of wood forming such joint, as shown in Fig. 2.

In order that the sleeve E of cork may be protected from abrasions-hen inserting the pen I in position in the holder, I provide a metal rc-cnl'orc-c-tnbe, H, which his snugly upon the slotted tcnon B and within the longitudinal opening formed through the said cork sleeve E, and has its lower end portion formed into a series of radial points, L, which are turned outward over and upon the lower end of the cork sleeve, whereby the rigidity of the pen is secured within the cork sleeve and the liability of its being broken is greatly diminished, as it is protected by the points L.

Serial No. 244,343. (No model.)

It will be seen and understood that by the construction of the pen-holder as above set forth I am enabled to employ a very thin sleeve of cork and retain all of itsdesirable qualities with little expense, as its exterior velvety-surface, which is so agreeable to the fingers, when held a long time in writing, and which has heretofore required an inconvenient size, and, on account of the brittleness of cork when made of a solid piece, rendered the same objectionable as well as the increased cost of production. I fully overcome these and other defects by my present invention, which forms a cheap, simple, convenient, and durable penholder of superior quality.

I am aware that solid cork pen-holders are old and well-known, and that pen-holders have been construct-ed with hard-rubber sleeves, and also with elastic rubber sleeves and with metal tips. Therefore I do not claim cork or any other material, but limit my invention to the novel construction of the thin cork sleeve menforced with a metal tube and protected from abrasion at the ends, as set forth.

It will be seen and understood that the said tenon B is provided with a longitudinal slot, so as to permit the opposite side portions of the tenon to spring inwardly when a pen is inserted between the tenon and themetal tube H surrounding it, as shown, and as heretofore employed for the purpose.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim isi A pen-holder consisting of the body portion A, provided with a tenon, 8, having an annular socket or groove, I), provided with a cork sleeve, E, one end of which is fitted within the said groove, and its opposite end portion provided with a re-enforce metal tube, H, having a series of points, L, which contact with the end of the said sleeve, as shown, all being scribed.

LEVI L. TOWER.

Vitnesses: I

SYLVENUS W ALKER, WILLIAM H. PARRY.

constructed and arranged substantially as de- 

